Island



W. ELY.

WHISTLE (No Model.)

No. 504,715. Patented Sept. 12, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

WILLIAM'ELY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, OF ONEHALF TO IVALTER S. JOHNSON AND HENRY IVOLCOTT, OFSAME PLAGE.

WHISTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part or" Letters Patent No. 504,716, datedSeptember l2, 1893.

Application led January l2, 1892. Serial No. l17,857. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WTLLTAM ELY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Vhistle, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in whistles; the objects in viewbeing to provide 1o a whistle adapted to be used as a toy, to be blownby the user, either in the shape of a whistle or as a horn, or to beused in connection with steam or air pressure applied to either side ofthe whistle, as alarms upon vessels, duc.

7With the above obj ectsin view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction hereinafter specified and particularly pointedout in the claims.

Referring to the drawingsz-Figure l is a perspective of a whistle of theform adapted to be used as a pocket whistle, or toy. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective of thewhistle, removed from its casing. Fig. el is a modified construction ofdisk. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the whistle, the samebeing applied to a horn. Fig. 6 is a modification of the rotatable disk.Fig. 7 is a detail in section of 3o the two disks.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the gures of thedrawings.

The whistle proper consists of an upper stationary disk l, which isprovided with an an- 3 5 nular series of perforations 2, which are alluniformly inclined, as shown, with relation to the axis of the disk.These perforations may be arranged uniformly apart, or in severalgroups, the purposes of which will hereinafter appear. The disk 1 may beconstructed of metal, guttapercha, or any other suitable material, andif of metal, may be solid, or formed ofa series of thin sheet metalplates, each being punched similarly and the plates bound together byany suitable means, but having their holes so arranged with relation toeach other as to form continuous but inclined perforations through thedisk, as a whole. Such modication I have illustrated 5o in Fig. a of thedrawings In the opposite edges of the disk l are let the upper ends of aU-shaped yoke 3, which extends below the under side of the disk l and isprovided at its center with a step or block 4. This block a has avertical central perforation 5, coincident with the center of the diskl, said perforation being threaded and having adjustably mounted thereina bearing-pin 6, the upper end of which has a conical bearing '7. Thispin may be adj usted toward or away from the disk l, and may be securedat any point of its adjustment by means of a transverse binding-screw 8,which is threaded in the transverse perforation 9, formed in the steporblook, and extending at a right-angle to the verticalbearing-perforation 5. The disk l is provided with a centralbearing-stud which is directly opposite the bearing-pin 6, and the sameis provided with a lower countersunk conical-bearing l0.

li designates a rotary-disk, which like the disk l, may be composed of aseries of metal plates secured together' or of gutta-percha, or of asolid plate of metal, and in either instance is provided with aconcentrically arranged series of perforations 12, preferably arrangedat uniform distances apart, and formed upon the same circle or radius asthe perforations 2 of the disk l. The perforations 12 are inclined, asshown, but oppositely to the perforations of the upper disk l. Thiscompletes the construction of the whistle proper, and its workings willbe readily understood. The whistle may be mounted in various casings,the casings being of such a nature as will agree with the use to whichthe whistle is to be put; for instance, in Figs. 1 and 2 I haveillustrated a casing formed of metal, guita-peroha or other suitablematerial, the same being elliptical and consisting of a main section 13,and a secondary or cover-section let. Each of these sections isperforated at its ends, the section la being preferably more minutelyperforated, whereby the air is easily distributed over the surface ofthe entire disk and dust is excluded, when the whistle is carried in thepocket. The whistle is forced or otherwise seated in the section 13,after which the cover 14 is placed in position over the whistle, theupper edge of the disk l serving to snugly t within the cover. Byplacing the cover-end of the whistle in the mouth and IOO blowing, theair passes through the minute perforatious of the cover, through thevarious inclined perforations of the disk l, and from thence is directedin an inclined manner to the perforations in` the rotatable disk,striking these perforations at an angle to their inclination, and henceacting to rapidly revolve the disk, resulting in a whistling moaningsound, very much resembling the wind. In the present instance, I providethe conical bearings described, and provide the rotatable disk with anaxle-stud or shaft l5, the ends of which are conical, as shown at 16,and therefore take bearing in the conical bearings 6 and 10. It will beobvious that other means, cheaper than those herein described, may beemployed if desired.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated the whistle applied to an ordinary horn,1G, and when thus applied will serve as an amusing toy for children, andmay also be used for campaign purposes and celebrations of a publicnature.

Aside from its utility as a toy, it may be operated by steam or othervapor, and thus utilized as signal whistles for steam cars, steam boats,fog-horns, dsc.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a modified form of disk that will readilysuggest itself, and itconsists simply in a sheet metal plate 1S havingthe axle-stud 19, the said disk being provided with an annular series ofperforations 20, and narrow slits or kerfs 2l leading from the edge ofthe disk to the perforations. The stock of metal punched out to form theperforations, remains connected to the disk, and forms a series ofinclined tongues or blades 20.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a whistle, thecombination with a casing, consisting of a main body and a ininutelyperforated cover of a stationary disk below the cover and having anannular'series of inagreeing with those of the fixed disk, substantiallyas specified.

2. In a whistle, the combination with a casing, of a disk having anannular series of perforations, and a central bearing-stud, terminatingat its lower end in a conical bearingcavity, a U-shaped bridge securedto the opposite side of the stationary disk and provided at its centerwith a bearing-block having a vertical and transverse perforation, abearingpin or screw adjustably mounted in the vertical perforation, andprovided at its upper end with a conical bearing-cavity, abindingscrewlocated in the transverse perforation and adapted to bear against thebearing-screw, a rotatable disk having an annular series of perforationsadapted to register with those of the stationary-disk, and aconical-ended stud located in the rotatable disk and bearing in theconcavities, substantially as specified.

8. The combination with the elliptical casing, comprising the main andcover-sections, each perforated at its ends, of the disk 1 located inthe upper end of the main section, the U-shaped bridge, the inclinedperforations in the disk, and the rotatable disk supported below thedisk l and provided with perforations disposed at an angle to those oft'ie disk l, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflxedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM ELY.

Witnesses:

S. B. ELLITHORP, W. J. SHIELDs.

